Doctor shot dead at hospital

A renowned medical specialist, Sheikh Mehmood, was shot dead by unidentified suspects at Fatima Hospital under the jurisdiction of Sajid Shaheed Police Station, on Friday.

The killer was in fake uniform of Suthra Punjab project and was impersonating himself a sweeper.

He had come to hospital for medical checkup, and shot dead doctor on getting a chance.

DPO Sargodha Suhaib Ashraf and investigation officers reached the spot, shifted the body to a hospital for necessary legal formalities and started search operation to arrest the killer.

Meanwhile, district police arrested 24 criminals across the district.

Police spokesman said that teams raided at various localities under their respective jurisdictions and netted 24 suspect besides recovering narcotics and weapons from them.

Separately, police on Friday after launching a crackdown against Proclaimed Offenders (PO) and court absconders netted a proclaimed offender under its jurisdictions.

According to police, teams raided at different localities and netted accuse namely as Hasnain (40) who had killed Muhammad Manzoor (43) on a minor brawl and was wanted in murder case.